Bennelongia, De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981

Martens, Koen, Halse, Stuart & Schön, Isa, 2013, On the Bennelongia barangaroo lineage (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Western Australia, with the description of seven new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 66, pp. 1-59 : 51

Bennelongia sp. X2

Fig. 25 A-D

Material investigated

One dissected ♀ (nr KMWA.917), with soft parts in a sealed slide and valves stored dry in a micropalaeontological cavity slide.

Locality

Three Springs Tumulus stream, 29º35’31”S, 115º27’1” E, collected by A. Pinder on 29 Sep. 2010.

Morphology and affinities

The specimen has some affinity with B. scanloni sp. nov., but the antero-ventral il on the LV is smaller and the antero-ventral lapel of the RV is of a different shape, being larger and almost rectangular.

Remarks

Several other specimens from the same sample belong to cryptic species E1 of B. scanloni sp. nov., as shown by morphological and molecular evidence (see above).

Figures

Fig. 25. Bennelongia spp. (no museum nrs). — A-D. Bennelongia sp. X2, Three Springs Tumulus Stream (♀, KMWA.917). A. LVi. B. RVi. C. RVi, detail anterior. D. RVi, detail anterior, tilted. — E-H. Bennelongia sp. nov. E2, BYK (♀, KMWA.806) = Species E2 in Figs 2-3. E. LVi. F. RVi. G. RVi, detail anterior. H. RVi, detail anterior, tilted. — I-L.? Bennelongia scanloni sp. nov., pool near Esperance (♀, OS.004). I. LVi. J. RVi. K. RVi, detail anterior. L. RVi, detail anterior, tilted. Scales: A-B, E-F, I-J = 1 mm; C-D, G-H, K-L = 200 µm.